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EN 1.4376 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4376 stainless steel and EN 1.4749 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4376 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4749 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 530
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20.5
26 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 76
68.5 to 73.7
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015